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Witchy Wedding Invitations | A Guide from Birdhouse197

Witchy is its own thing, distinct from full gothic. Lighter, more colourful, and rooted in a very specific bit of nostalgia for us. We grew up on the whimsical goth of the 90s. Practical Magic, Th...

Save the Date Cards | A Guide from Birdhouse197

A save the date does a different job to an invitation. It goes out months earlier, carries less information, and its only real task is to get a date into someone's calendar. That's the official v...

Halloween Wedding Invitations with RSVP

Halloween Wedding Invitations with RSVP Gothic, alternative and Halloween wedding invitations with RSVP cards, designed as a complete cohesive suite. Personalised, printed in the UK and shipped wor...

Gothic Wedding Invitations | A Guide from Birdhouse197

Couples usually come to us with their venue already booked and a vision board full of ideas. What we do is help tie all of that together, starting with the save the date that lets your guests know...

What Is a Gatefold Wedding Invitation? | Birdhouse197

A gatefold isn't just a bigger card. It opens like a little reveal, with room for the full illustration and all the details in one beautiful piece. Here's what makes the format different, and why i...

What We Wish Couples Knew | Wedding Stationery Advice from George & Joshua

Honest tips from two designers who have heard every question, made every mistake, and genuinely love what they do. We get asked a lot of questions. Some of them are about designs, colourways, foil ...

Addams Family Wedding Inspiration | Birdhouse197

For couples who want their wedding to feel a little bit haunted. I know the couple I am writing this for. They have probably been planning a gothic wedding in their head since before they were eng...

Wedding Seating Chart Ideas | Tarot Illustrated & Alternative Designs

Your seating chart is the first thing your guests see when they arrive at your reception. Before they find their seat, before the welcome drinks, before the speeches, they stop at the seating char...

Victorian Wedding Invitations | A Guide to Gothic, Regency & Alternative Designs

Victorian wedding invitations are not a single thing. They are not all ivory card and copperplate script. The Victorian aesthetic is wide and strange and full of contradiction. It contains Bridgert...

Beetlejuice Inspired Wedding Invitations | A Styled Shoot by Birdhouse197

Beetlejuice Wedding Inspiration | A Styled Shoot Some shoots just have a feeling from the very first frame. This was one of them. When Laura Fitzgerald Photography brought together a team of some ...